Nei 190 308

[DonHowe]

Anyone here with experience with this bullet?
Resembles the 311299 except the body appears to be a bit shorter with one lube groove. My copy drops a COWW bullet .314" on the bands and .302" on the nose. I assumed when I got the mold that maybe the 190 was bullet weight but in the COWW alloy this thing weighs 218 gr lubed and gas checked. Guess I misunderstood NEIs numbering system. Regardless, my 4 groove 03A3 barrel seems to love this bullet
I size the nose to .301" for easier chambering with the bullet body in the case neck.

[Kraschenbirn]

IIRC the markings of "old" NEI molds indicated weight from straight linotype (dunno 'bout the later ones 'cause those I own are all from the late 1980's-early 1990s). I've got a .30 cal. with a profile very similar to the Lyman 311041 that's marked "170" but drops just over 190 gr. from COWW+2% Sn. Likewise, with GC, my "411-215" IHMSA boolit goes 232 gr. from Lyman #2.

Bill

[DonHowe]

I bought the mold in question th on from Fred Sinclair. I know that was quite a while ago but honestly can't remember if that was 15, 20 or 25 years ago. I think it dates to 80s or early 90s. Fred used this bullet in .308 and maybe in the Krag.
Can't ask for details as Fred passed last year.